Opal Mae Hardin Coffman, age 96 of Marshall, Arkansas died peacefully from this life and was reunited with her loving husband, Albert Ross Coffman on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Highland Court in Marshall, Arkansas. She was born in Booster, Arkansas on July 17, 1926 to John Henry Hardin and Lena Ester Halsted Hardin.

She graduated from Clinton High School and later from college in Conway, Arkansas. She had many careers in her life. She began teaching school and worked at four different schools; Trace Ridge-1945-1946, Archey Valley in Van Buren County-1947, Watts-1950-1951 and substitute teacher at Clinton Vocational School-1950’s. She went on to work in the Grocery, Café and Shoe businesses.

She was involved in Cattle ranching, where she worked on the beautiful 320-acre farm she was raised on. Since she had no brothers, her dad depended on her to help him on the farm. She owned numerous rental properties in Marshall and Clinton.

She appreciated and loved those that rented from her, and they loved her too. Most notable was her career in banking. She worked for 30 years at the Clinton State Bank in Clinton, Arkansas and rose to the position of Vice President.

She was honest, conscientious, and took her job very seriously and that is the reason people put their trust in her to keep their money safe. That is the reason there were those who would have no one to help them but Opal.

She was taught from her youth, that hard work and treating others as you would be treated would reap a rewarding life, and it did. A person could learn a lot about how to be a great businessperson by watching and listening to Opal.

She gave her life to Christ as a young girl in the Baptist Church in Marshall. Later she married Ross Coffman, and she joined him in membership and baptism at the Marshall Methodist Church in 1985.

She built and designed a beautiful home in Clinton and then later built and designed another beautiful home in Marshall. She was an immaculate housekeeper. She also loved yard work and it showed in her manicured lawns.

She was a great cook and could tell some of the most interesting stories of things that happened in her life.

Survivors include many nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Henry and Lena Hardin; sister, Pearl Horton; brother-in-law, Ralph Horton; her first husband, Stanley Myrick; and her 2nd husband, Ross Coffman.

Funeral services for her were 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Roller-Coffman Chapel in Marshall, Arkansas with Bro. Jim Arnold Jr. and Bro. J.E. Wadkins officiating. Visitation was 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. preceding the service. Burial was in Canaan Cemetery in Marshall, Arkansas where she was laid to rest beside her husband, Ross Coffman who passed away in 1985. Pallbearers were Paul O’Neal, Gary O’Neal, Jamie O’Neal, Bobby O’Neal, Blake O’Neal and Mike Gifford. Honorary pallbearers were Ernest O’Neal and Johnny O’Neal.